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—a novel—

Ann McMan

Now Available

"Ann McMan is the lesbian

Armistead Maupin, only better."—Lee Lynch

Goldenrod

A Jericho Novel

by Ann McMan

“Its hardscrabble characters invoke Dorothy Allison; its provocative
humor, Rita Mae Brown. In other words—it’s pure Ann McMan. ”

—Lambda Literary Award-winner, KG MacGregor

Rachel Spangler

Perfect

AVAILABLE NOW

Pairing

“Spangler’s complex and likable characters had me laughing out loud!”

—Diane Gaidry, film and theatre actress

Bywater Books Proudly Supports

the LEGACIES of LESBIAN LITERATURE PROJECT

Click here to learn more about this important project
to record and share the stories of our foremothers
before they're lost to time . . .

Marianne K. Martin

The Liberators of Willow Run

The story behind the women who built the bombers
that helped win World War II.

STEFANI DEOUL

The Carousel

"The Carousel has everything I look for in a great novel—beautifully drawn characters that you really care about, a story that you want to follow, love, redemption and a sense of mystery at its heart."

—Shamim Sarif, writer/director/filmmaker

the last novel from

sandra moran

STATE OF GRACE

"State of Grace is, sadly, the last beautiful, moving achievement from a woman
whose wit, intelligence, and loving humanity can be felt on every page of all her books."

—George Hodgman, author of Bettyville